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Exhibit called ‘A Day with the Birds’ to be displayed at Creek Bend Nature Center in St. Charles
The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will showcase an exhibit called “A Day with the Birds” at Creek Bend Nature Center in St. Charles from March 16 to May 17, district officials said.
The exhibit, highlighting conservation and citizen science efforts, aims to inspire admiration and stewardship for birds, according to a press release from the district.
Officials said the exhibit will feature a customized collection of specimens, artifacts, murals and artwork curated by the Kauffman Museum at Bethel College in Kansas.
Creek Bend Nature Center is located within LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve at 37W700 Dean St. in St. Charles. The free, family-friendly exhibit will be open during regular nature center hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
“Birds worldwide are in trouble, and they need our help,” Forest Preserve District Environmental Education Manager Barb McKittrick said in the release. “That starts with curiosity and a willingness to learn.”
For more information on “A Day with the Birds,” call 630-444-3190, go to www.kaneforest.com or find the Forest Preserve District of Kane County on social media by searching @forestpreserve.
Plano Food Pantry plans Feb. 20 event
Those in need can pick up a box of canned goods, fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen meat, bread, milk, eggs and more at the Plano Food Pantry from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, pantry officials said in a press release.
All in need are welcome to visit the pantry site at First Lutheran Church, 200 N. Center St. in Plano, officials said.
Those looking to pick up food should bring their food pantry card, if they have one. Those who don’t have a card should bring identification and one will be issued in a couple of minutes, according to the release.
League of Women Voters holding two candidate forums
The League of Women Voters of Naperville will hold two online candidate forums on Tuesday, Feb. 10, for candidates facing opposition in the March 17 primary election.
At 6:30 p.m. Democratic candidates running for DuPage County Board District 5, which includes a part of Aurora, will answer questions. Seeking to fill one four-year term are incumbent Sadia Covert and challengers Marylee Leu and Ian Holzhauer.
It will be followed by an 8 p.m. forum with the Republican candidates running for the U.S. House representing the 11th District, the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, who is unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Republican primary candidates are Jeff Walter, Michael Pierce, Tedora Brown and Charlie Kim.
All of the candidates have confirmed they will attend the event, organizers said.
Registration at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uw2z19pST6qDhLjEth_oIQ is required to receive a Zoom link. If registration exceeds the Zoom capacity, the forum can be viewed on the League’s Facebook page. After the event, videos of the forums will be posted to the League’s YouTube channel, youtube.com/channel.
Under Armour Lifts Outlook As Kevin Plank Says “Transformation Accelerating”
Under Armour Lifts Outlook As Kevin Plank Says “Transformation Accelerating”
We asked a perfectly reasonable question last month: Why was Fairfax Financial, under Prem Watsa (often called the “Canadian Warren Buffett”), adding significant long exposure in Under Armour equity?
Weeks later, we might know why…
Under Armour reported third-quarter results that surprised Wall Street analysts tracked by Bloomberg, posting a profit and topping revenue estimates.
Third Quarter Results (courtsey of Bloomberg):
Adjusted EPS 9.0c vs. 8.0c y/y, estimate loss/shr 1.1c
Loss per share $1.01, estimate loss/shr 9c
Net revenue $1.33 billion, -5.2% y/y, estimate $1.31 billion
Apparel revenue $934.0 million, -3.3% y/y, estimate $924 million
Licensing revenue $27.2 million, +14% y/y, estimate $23.2 million
Footwear revenue $265.1 million, -12% y/y, estimate $259.4 million
North America revenue $756.7 million, -10% y/y, estimate $750.7 million
Asia Pacific revenue $190.9 million, -5.1% y/y, estimate $183.6 million
EMEA revenue $315.8 million, +6% y/y, estimate $321 million
Latin America revenue $70.6 million, +20% y/y, estimate $60.3 million
Adjusted operating income $26.4 million, -56% y/y, estimate $5.76 million
Inventory $1.07 billion, -2.4% y/y, estimate $1.18 billion
Total location count 450, +0.4% y/y, estimate 450.33
Operating loss $149.8 million vs. profit $13.5 million y/y, estimated loss $46.7 million
Management also raised its outlook, reinforcing a view we’ve covered via UBS: an early-stage turnaround may be taking hold after years of the stock being beaten down.
Full Year Forecast (courtsey of Bloomberg)
Sees adjusted EPS 10c to 11c, saw 3.0c to 5.0c, estimate 4.9c (Bloomberg Consensus)
Sees loss per share $1.24 to $1.25, saw loss/shr 15c to loss/shr 17c
Sees revenue -4%, saw -4% to -5%
Sees gross margin about -190 bps
Sees adjusted operating income $110 million, saw $95 million to $110 million, estimate $97.8 million
Sees operating loss $154 million, saw loss $56 million to loss $71 million
UA President and CEO Kevin Plank commented on the earnings:
Our third-quarter adjusted operating results exceeded expectations, and despite a few unfortunate, non-recurring impacts, we’re encouraged by the progress we’re making in the business to reignite brand momentum.
In North America, we believe the December quarter marked the most challenging phase we’ver business reset, and we expect greater stability ahead as we build on this progress globally.
Our transformation is accelerating as we sharpen our focus and strengthen execution. Our strategy is gaining traction through better products, bolder storytelling, and a more disciplined market presence, positioning Under Armour to operate with greater intention and confidence going forward.
After years of reporting UA’s brand losing market share. We began to change our view on UA after UBS analyst Jay Sole, in September, forecasted a major inflection point for the Baltimore-based apparel company.
At the time, Sole argued that sentiment would turn positive in FY27, setting the stage for stock outperformance.
“We Think Sentiment Will Turn Positive”: UBS Sees Inflection Point In Under Armour Shares
Then last month, what really piqued our interest was Fairfax Financial Holdings taking a monster 22% stake in UA.
Fairfax Financial Takes 22% Stake In Under Armour As UBS Sees “Turnaround Stock”
We even asked the question:
Why Is “Canadian Warren Buffett” Panic-Buying Under Armour Stock
… and now we know why.
Shares moved up 3.5% in premarket trading after the earnings report. On the year, shares are up 26%, after being beaten down to 2010 levels since peaking in 2015.
We also note that Bloomberg data show UA’s float is 33% short. A possible squeeze candidate for sure.
Tyler Durden
Fri, 02/06/2026 – 09:35
Trump comparte video racista que muestra a los Obama como primates
Por BILL BARROW y JOSH BOAK
WASHINGTON (AP) — El presidente Donald Trump utilizó su cuenta en redes sociales para compartir un video sobre teorías de conspiración electoral que incluye una representación racista del expresidente Barack Obama y su esposa, Michelle Obama, como primates en una jungla.
La publicación del presidente republicano el jueves por la noche inmediatamente generó amplias condenas por su representación del primer presidente y primera dama afroamericanos de la nación. Fue parte de una serie de actividades en redes sociales que amplificaron las falsas afirmaciones de Trump de que le robaron las elecciones de 2020, a pesar de que los tribunales de todo el país y el secretario de Justicia durante su primer mandato no encontraron evidencia de fraude.
La secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, Karoline Leavitt, rechazó las críticas a la publicación sobre los Obama, quienes son demócratas. Un portavoz de Obama no respondió de inmediato a una solicitud de comentarios el viernes.
Casi todo el clip de 62 segundos, que fue una de docenas de publicaciones de Truth Social de Trump durante la noche, parece ser de un video conservador que alega manipulación deliberada de las máquinas de votación en estados clave mientras se contaban los votos presidenciales de 2020. En el segundo 60 aparece una escena rápida de dos primates, con los rostros sonrientes de los Obama superpuestos.
Las imágenes fueron tomadas de un video más largo, previamente circulado por un influyente creador de memes derechista. Muestra a Trump como el “Rey de la Jungla” y representa a una variedad de líderes demócratas como animales, incluyendo a Joe Biden, quien es blanco, como un primate comiendo un plátano.
“Esto es de un video meme de internet que representa al presidente Trump como el Rey de la Jungla y a los demócratas como personajes de El Rey León”, dijo Leavitt por mensaje de texto refiriéndose a la película de Disney de 1994. “Por favor, dejen la falsa indignación e informen sobre algo que realmente importe al público estadounidense hoy”.
Trump no comentó sobre el video en su publicación.
El grupo Republicanos Contra Trump, un crítico frecuente del presidente en redes sociales, criticó la publicación y su “imagen racista”.
“No hay límite a su bajeza”, escribió el grupo.
Trump y las cuentas oficiales de redes sociales de la Casa Blanca frecuentemente repiten memes y videos generados por inteligencia artificial. Como hizo Leavitt el viernes, los partidarios de Trump suelen desestimar las críticas y presentar las imágenes como humorísticas.
Trump también tiene un largo historial de críticas intensamente personales hacia los Obama y de usar retórica racista.
En su campaña de 2024, Trump declaró que los inmigrantes estaban “envenenando la sangre de nuestro país”, un lenguaje similar al que Adolf Hitler usó para deshumanizar a los judíos en la Alemania nazi.
Durante su primer mandato en la Casa Blanca, Trump se refirió a una serie de naciones en desarrollo, en su mayoría africanas, como “países de mierda”. Inicialmente negó haber usado el insulto, pero admitió en diciembre de 2025 que lo dijo.
Cuando Obama estaba en la Casa Blanca, Trump promovió las falsas afirmaciones de que el 44º presidente, quien nació en Hawai, había nacido en Kenia y era constitucionalmente inelegible para servir. Trump, en entrevistas que le ganaron el apoyo de muchos votantes de derecha, exigió repetidamente que Obama presentara registros de nacimiento y probara que era un “ciudadano nacido en el país” como se requiere para convertirse en presidente.
Obama finalmente publicó sus registros de Hawai. Trump finalmente reconoció durante su campaña de 2016, después de haber ganado la nominación republicana, que Obama nació en Hawai. Pero inmediatamente dijo, falsamente, que su rival demócrata Hillary Clinton fue la que inició esos ataques contra Obama.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Oliver Gray, who holds multiple Barrington records, won’t rush to college. He sees the trends. ‘A smart move.’
Barrington senior Oliver Gray’s basketball journey has not taken a typical path.
For one thing, the 6-foot-5 guard is a four-year starter, a rare accomplishment. Barrington coach Bryan Tucker could think of only one other player to do it for the team during his 17-year tenure.
Gray also intends to play college basketball, but likely not next season. With offers from Eastern Illinois and Cleveland State, Gray thinks he can get more eventually.
“The offers that I had, the academics at the schools weren’t great, and it wasn’t a great fit for me,” he said. “I’m probably going to play AAU in the spring and then go to a prep school.”
Gray believes spending a year at a prep school will allow him to work on his game and prepare him for college basketball. Academically, he’s already ready for college.
“He can get a little stronger, and then with the transfer portal, all these bigger colleges are looking for older guys, so it’s a smart move,” Tucker said. “And that’s what he is. He’s so smart.”
Barrington’s Oliver Gray, left, drives against Neuqua Valley during a nonconference game in Barrington on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Brian O’Mahoney / Pioneer Press)
Gray, who wants to major in business, said he has a 3.8 GPA.
Gray knows the game too.
“He’s been here for four years, so he’s battle-tested,” Tucker said. “He gives us great leadership. His teammates elected him captain. We can say, ‘Hey, we’ve got to make this adjustment out there.’ He’s like, ‘Yeah, I got it.’”
Lanky and versatile, Gray has a sweet shooting touch. He’s accurate out to NBA range, and it didn’t take him long to demonstrate that.
As a freshman, Gray set a program record for most 3-pointers in a game when he made 9 of 11 attempts against Wheeling.
So Gray hasn’t been surprised by his success this season. Through Feb. 4, he was averaging 20.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists while shooting 31% from 3-point range and 81% from the free-throw line for the Broncos (9-13). He scored a career-high 33 points against Prospect on Jan. 30.
“One of my biggest strengths is just trying to make my teammates better, trying to get them open, and then just letting the game come to me,” he said.
Indeed, Gray is more than just a perimeter shooter. He can drive to the basket and also has to guard opponents’ best shooters.
“He’s an inside-outside threat,” Tucker said. “It’s a luxury as a coach to have a player like that, that’s for sure.”
Barrington’s Oliver Gray (10) maintains possession of the ball during a nonconference game against Neuqua Valley in Barrington on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Brian O’Mahoney / Pioneer Press)
Opponents have taken to using their tallest players to try to stop Gray, which has led to some interesting one-on-one matchups.
Gray and 6-5 junior Mason Martin, an Illinois commit, went head-to-head at both ends of the floor during Barrington’s nonconference game against Neuqua Valley on Jan. 27.
Both players left impressed with the other. Gray held Martin to one basket in the first half before Martin scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half to help the Wildcats, who are ranked No. 5 in Class 4A in the poll by The Associated Press, win 70-59.
Gray likewise got only one first-half basket against Martin but recovered to finish with a team-high 20 points. He scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, including an NBA-range 3-pointer that cut the deficit to 63-57 with 1:47 remaining.
“He’s a really good player,” Martin said. “He can obviously shoot it really well, and he can create for himself and others too. It was fun guarding him.”
Gray said his toughest assignment this season was North Dakota State commit Colin Stack, a 7-1 center for Benet. But Martin ranks high on the list.
“That was fun playing against him,” Gray said. “I remember playing against him last year, and he was kind of unknown, and then he went from unknown to Illinois commit. I was like, ‘Wow, that’s impressive.’ Credit to him for that.”
Barrington’s Oliver Gray (10) waits for a pass during a nonconference game against Neuqua Valley in Barrington on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Brian O’Mahoney / Pioneer Press)
Tucker credits Gray for keeping the Broncos on track.
“He sets the tone, and others follow,” Tucker said. “He just comes in and works hard every day. No one is on the court more than he is.”
Few players have done more for the Broncos than Gray. Last season, he became just the fourth player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points. He recently became Barrington’s career leader in 3-pointers made, surpassing the old mark of 191 set by Jason Richards.
Through Feb. 4, Gray had scored 1,518 points. He’s second on the school’s career list behind Richards, who scored 1,779 from 2000 to 2004 and later played with Stephen Curry at Davidson.
So Tucker isn’t looking forward to seeing Gray graduate.
“I wish I could get him more than four years,” Tucker said. “Now I’m really getting greedy.”
Matt Le Cren is a freelance reporter.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/barrington-high-school-basketball-oliver-gray/
29-year-old man fatally wounded Friday in drive-by shooting
A 29-year-old man was fatally wounded overnight on the Far South Side in the Roseland neighborhood, Chicago police said.
About 4:40 a.m. Friday, the victim was outside in the 200 block of West 108th Street when a red truck approached and someone inside opened fire.
The victim suffered a wound to the left flank, and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The vehicle fled west on 108th Street.
No one was in custody for the fatal shooting and detectives were investigating.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/roseland-homicide-2/
Princesa de Noruega pide disculpas por sus contactos con Epstein
OSLO, Noruega (AP) — La princesa heredera de Noruega emitió una disculpa el viernes a aquellos a quienes ha “decepcionado” tras días de escrutinio sobre sus contactos con el difunto delincuente sexual Jeffrey Epstein, y expresó su pesar por la situación en la que ha puesto a la familia real.
Las comunicaciones y contactos de la princesa heredera Mette-Marit con Epstein la han puesto en el centro de atención en los últimos días, sumando vergüenza a la familia real justo cuando su hijo fue a juicio esta semana por múltiples delitos, incluidos cargos de violación.
Los archivos de Epstein contenían varios cientos de menciones a la princesa heredera, quien dijo en 2019 que lamentaba haber tenido contacto con Epstein, informaron los medios noruegos.
Los documentos, que incluyen intercambios de correos electrónicos, mostraron que Mette-Marit utilizó una propiedad de Epstein en Palm Beach, Florida, durante varios días en 2013. La emisora NRK informó que la estancia fue organizada a través de un amigo en común, lo cual fue confirmado posteriormente por la casa real.
El palacio real declaró el viernes que Mette-Marit quiere hablar sobre lo sucedido y explicarse con más detalle, pero no puede hacerlo en este momento. Añadió que se encuentra en una situación muy difícil y “espera comprensión ya que necesita tiempo para ordenar sus pensamientos”.
También emitió una declaración de la propia princesa heredera, la segunda en una semana, en la que reiteró su profundo pesar por su amistad pasada con Epstein.
“Es importante para mí disculparme con todos aquellos a quienes he decepcionado”, afirmó. “Parte del contenido de los mensajes entre Epstein y yo no representa a la persona que quiero ser. También pido disculpas por la situación en la que he puesto a la Familia Real, especialmente al Rey y la Reina”.
Mette-Marit dijo en una declaración emitida poco después de que se publicaran los últimos archivos de Epstein que “debo asumir la responsabilidad por no haber investigado más a fondo el pasado de Epstein, y por no haberme dado cuenta antes de qué tipo de persona era”. Añadió: “Mostré un mal juicio y lamento haber tenido cualquier contacto con Epstein. Es simplemente embarazoso”.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Pam Bondi’s DOJ Is Sabotaging The Trump Coalition
Pam Bondi’s DOJ Is Sabotaging The Trump Coalition
Authored by John Valleco, Executive Vice President Gun Owners of America,
In November 2024, the American people decisively elected President Trump to a second term in office. After four intolerable years of controlled national demolition under the Biden autopen, the newly elected 47th President was poised to keep his promises and fulfill his mandate.
President Trump had the opportunity to stop the federal government’s leftward push, steer the government back in the right direction, and make significant and lasting progress in that new direction. That third point is the most critical. Indeed, without permanent change, President Trump’s historic election – and this nation’s generational opportunity to course-correct – will turn out to have been nothing more than a momentary pause in America’s long-term decline.
Yet inexplicably, the Trump Administration has failed to take even basic steps to effect permanent change. For example, the Administration often has taken the easy path of using temporary Executive Orders rather than insisting on permanent legislation. Of course, Executive Orders are temporary, and can be undone by any future President with the stroke of a pen.
The same dynamic exists in the world of litigation, where Pam Bondi’s DOJ has chosen the temporary fix over the permanent solution. In addition to having repeatedly bungled implementation of President Trump’s agenda, Bondi’s DOJ has deliberately avoided letting cases reach final judgment.
For example, DOJ has repeatedly attempted to moot litigation involving Biden-era policies, even after a judge seems on the verge of striking down those bad policies through a precedent-setting decision. Yet all this tactic does is ensure that a future Democrat administration will be able to put these Biden policies right back into effect.
But why would the Bondi DOJ work so hard to prevent lasting victories in court for Trump Coalition interests? Indeed, with DOJ friends like that, who needs enemies? If the Bondi DOJ’s hostility to the groups that made up the Trump Coalition in 2024 continues, it will seriously damage any chance of success in the 2026 midterms. This article will examine the Bondi DOJ’s infuriating pattern of obstruction, sabotage, and outright friendly fire against the Trump Coalition and ask one simple question: Why?
DOJ’s Failure to Implement the President’s Mandate
But first, let’s examine what DOJ could have done in service of the American people during this past year. As it turns out, DOJ has a number of legal tools available that it inexplicably has declined to use.
Consider the role litigation plays in shaping domestic policy. A court order can bind the government to a certain legal interpretation or specific course of conduct, and generally will survive a change in administrations. Thus, if the federal government is a party to a lawsuit, a court order against it can codify policy – good or bad.
So what happens when a new administration inherits an ongoing lawsuit that was originally brought by its political allies against the prior administration? Well, in the past, DOJ often has simply settled cases, either privately or via court-enforceable consent judgment. Perhaps to no one’s surprise, this tactic has been a favorite of Democrat administrations. The Biden DOJ’s handling of a prior Trump-era lawsuit illustrates the point.
When Biden took office in 2021, his DOJ inherited a pending ACLU-led lawsuit against the first Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration enforcement policy. Rather than litigate the case any further, the Biden DOJ settled with its friends at the ACLU, barring the federal government “from reenacting the zero-tolerance policy” until 2031, and agreeing to pay the ACLU some $6 million in attorneys’ fees to boot.
In addition to settling cases, DOJ also can (and has) let its friends’ lawsuits play out. For example, if a judge appears poised to rule in favor of an outcome the administration wants, DOJ can simply wait for that ruling. Then, not only will the federal government be bound by that ruling, but also it will generate favorable legal precedent for use in future cases.
The same options would be available if new lawsuits were to be filed during the administration – settle with allies when they are right, or let the courts issue decisions on the merits. But we are not talking about using the Democrat tactic often dubbed “sue and settle.” Democrat administrations have abused this tactic to “compel government action that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to achieve.”
In fact, During the Obama years, many of the administration’s environmental regulations came about from these sorts of “sue and settle” pre-arranged consent decrees. Although we are not urging the use of such sham lawsuits, it’s worth noting that this is the tactic the Democrats use to get what they want.
In stark contrast to the Democrats’ underhanded “sue and settle” tactics, Pam Bondi’s DOJ has refused to allow Trump Coalition victories even in legitimate litigation that has been ongoing for years. Instead, Pam Bondi’s DOJ has fought tooth and nail to make suits filed by Trump Coalition groups simply go away.
Gun Rights
We at Gun Owners of America (GOA) have experienced DOJ’s inexplicable resistance firsthand. Although our Second Amendment lawsuits are by no means the only Trump Coalition causes torpedoed by Pam Bondi’s Justice Department, they are quintessential examples of this worrying trend.
During both his 2024 election campaign and when taking office in January of 2025, President Trump made a number of promises to gun owners, a massive contingent of his voters. First, President Trump promised that Biden-era ATF regulations – what he called “disasters” for gun owners – would be “ripped up and torn out” his “first week … in office.”
GOA applauded this news, since we were the only Second Amendment advocacy group to have challenged every one of Biden’s anti-gun rules in court. But we knew that merely rolling back existing infringements would do little to regain the miles of ground lost during the left’s decades-long war of attrition against the Second Amendment.
And so, much to his credit, President Trump went on offense, announcing a comprehensive Department of Justice-wide initiative to review all federal actions for consistency with the Second Amendment. Once again, GOA applauded this historic undertaking, and looked forward to working with DOJ to end unconstitutional gun restrictions for good. Key words – for good.
But sadly, DOJ has taken precisely the opposite approach. At almost at every turn, elements within the Bondi DOJ have resisted permanent victories in GOA’s cases. And without something permanent like a settlement, consent judgment, or a court order on the merits, any future leftist administration can simply reimplement Biden’s infringements at will.
Take GOA’s challenge to the Biden ATF’s “Engaged in the Business” rule. After Democrats promulgated this rule to criminalize all private gun sales, GOA secured a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the rule. But after taking power, rather than allow the district court to finalize its preliminary pro-gun ruling into a permanent one, the Bondi DOJ worked to undermine our pro-gun victory. For more than a year, DOJ stalled progress in our litigation, both in the district court and on appeal. Thankfully, the Fifth Circuit recently denied DOJ’s most recent request to stall the case even further.
DOJ also aggressively sought to moot GOA’s challenge to ATF’s 2020 refusal to allow Michigan Concealed Pistol Licensees to avoid redundant federal background checks. DOJ could have allowed GOA to obtain a binding ruling in court. Instead, DOJ had ATF simply rescind its policy, and then immediately sought dismissal of GOA’s case as moot. By taking this “nothing to see here” approach, and avoiding a permanent judicial ruling or settlement, DOJ’s actions have ensured that a future Democrat administration is free to simply reimplement ATF’s old policy.
The same is true for GOA’s challenges to ATF’s Biden-era “zero tolerance” license revocation policy for gun dealers. As the Trump White House acknowledged, this policy “undermine[d] the Second Amendment” by “shut[ting] down small businesses across the Nation” over inadvertent and inconsequential paperwork errors. But rather than recognizing the need to permanently block “zero tolerance” now and in the future, DOJ just rescinded the policy and moved to dismiss. Again, this leaves a future Democrat administration free to reimplement this Biden policy at will.
But what about GOA’s challenge to the federal ban on mailing pistols using the U.S. Postal Service? After GOA moved for summary judgment in December 2025, DOJ actually agreed in an Office of Legal Counsel memorandum that the statute violates the Second Amendment.
So, DOJ settled with GOA, right?
Wrong.
Instead, DOJ once again moved to dismiss, on the curious theory that its brand-new OLC memo meant that GOA lacked standing to challenge the statute’s constitutionality in the first place. Of course, all this tactic does is reserve the right of a future Democrat DOJ to reverse course. OLC memos are not set in stone, and many have been reversed by subsequent administrations. And left without any permanent victory, when (not if) a future Democrat administration simply rescinds OLC’s memo, GOA will have to challenge the statute all over again.
DOJ’s pattern is clear:
First – avoid siding with gun owners even when they are clearly right.
Second – delay, deny, and avoid pro-gun rulings.
Third – don’t settle meritorious cases – in fact, work to prevent pro-gun decisions by mooting challenges so that gun owners can’t get permanent relief, thus preventing lasting victory for gun owners.
This begs the question: Who is the Bondi DOJ working for? It’s doesn’t appear to be the current President, and it certainly isn’t the tens of millions of gun owners who elected him. Rather, it must be the “swamp,” the “deep state,” or Permanent D.C. – whatever you want to call it.
Under Pam Bondi’s DOJ, it is the interests of the federal government – not the people – that are being protected at all costs.
That would explain why DOJ even sought to moot GOA’s First Amendment appeal of an unprecedented Biden-era gag order blocking GOA’s First Amendment right to print the news – with DOJ “intentionally” breaking the law in the process. And it may also explain why GOA can’t even get a fraction of the attorney’s fees that Biden’s DOJ was thrilled to award its friends at the ACLU – in a case we won fair and square.
Speaking privately with GOA in recent months, the Attorneys General of two deep red states – as pro-Trump as they come – have told us that they have observed a similar pattern of Bondi DOJ resistance to litigation brought by their states and other Republican Attorneys General.
So it is not just pro-gun cases that this Bondi DOJ has resisted tooth and nail. Rather, her DOJ is actively opposing many of the groups that formed the Trump Coalition that elected her boss. The following examples are only illustrative of the broader problems that have been shared with us, in matters where GOA does not lobby.
Undermining Trump Coalition Causes
Just last month, DOJ sought to pause the State of Louisiana’s challenge to Biden-era regulatory rollbacks on mifepristone, an abortion drug. Rather than agree with Louisiana that this abortion drug should not be accessible via mail order, DOJ sought to wait for the FDA to reverse itself, which DOJ claims will make Louisiana’s requested relief “unnecessary” and moot the case. Once again, DOJ is hoping to undermine a challenge by the President’s political allies, reserving the right of future Democrats to reverse and reimplement.
The same is true for another lawsuit led by Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri against the telehealth prescription of this same drug. In May 2025, DOJ sought to deprive plaintiffs of access to a judge who previously had ruled against the pro-choice cause. In that case, DOJ attorneys “stayed the legal course charted by [the] Biden administration,” arguing that the deep red states should sue in other, less favorable jurisdictions.
DOJ also has undermined the President’s energy agenda, defending a pretextual Biden-era national-monument designation that blocked uranium mining in Arizona. Rather than come to the aid of Republican plaintiffs challenging Biden’s designation, DOJ has argued they lack standing to sue.
Making matters worse, DOJ allowed Democrats to take a victory lap against President Trump’s order to freeze approvals of costly and unreliable wind energy projects. When a district court ruled the President’s wind order “unlawful,” vacating it nationwide, left-wing Attorneys General from states like Connecticut and Washington celebrated. DOJ never appealed this final ruling, allowing the Democrats to continue implementing their anti-energy agenda.
Conclusion
The pattern is clear. And it appears that gun owners are not the only group from the 2024 Trump Presidential Coalition that Pam Bondi’s DOJ has been working to undermine in court. In fact, the Bondi DOJ is resisting litigation by Trump Coalition groups almost as much as the Biden DOJ did.
This is no way for Pam Bondi’s DOJ to treat the voters who elected the same President who appointed her to office. And something needs to change. Like a ratchet gear and pawl, this country for decades has moved to the left. By preventing rightward movement, this DOJ appears to be the pawl.
The hour grows late for President Trump to deliver on the promises he made to voters. So long as Pam Bondi’s DOJ continues to actively undermine litigation by Trump Coalition groups nationwide, there will be no permanent victories to cement the President’s agenda. And all the next Democrat administration will have to do is reimplement old policies. On many fronts, Bondi’s DOJ is fighting hard to empower the next Democrat to do just that.
Tyler Durden
Fri, 02/06/2026 – 09:20
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pam-bondis-doj-sabotaging-trump-coalition
Lake County projects receive $15M in federal funds: ‘We’re able to touch a lot of families’
Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart got nervous about how he might pay for a continuation of his Gun Violence Prevention Initiative, started in the aftermath of the Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting, when the U.S. Department of Justice changed its funding priorities.
Rinehart said that since the initiative started, Lake County experienced a 31% decline in gun violence from 2023 to 2024, and a 21% drop the following year. In the cities of Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion, it was 31% the first year and 33% last year.
A solution arrived a few days ago when Rinehart learned his office will receive $1 million as part of Congress’ Community Project Funding program, courtesy of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park.
“There is a desperate need for this and to keep it going,” Schneider said. “This will help it keep going a little longer. Saving a life is like saving the world.”
The $1 million for the Gun Violence Prevention Initiative is part of more than $15.1 million of Community Project Funding finalized Tuesday in Washington, going to communities and projects in Lake County sponsored by the four members of Congress representing parts of the county.
Projects include replacing lead pipes in North Chicago and Wauconda, extending the water intake line at Highland Park’s water treatment plant, restoration of forest lands at the Gander Mountain Forest Preserve and rehabilitation of the Lakeside Tower apartments in Waukegan.
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, third from left, presents a $1.092 million check to local officials at Highland Park’s George B. Prindle Water Treatment Plant on Thursday as part of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Community Project Funding program. (Office of Brad Schneider)
Schneider said no money was appropriated for the selected projects last year, even though items were approved as the government shutdown ended in November. U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, did not include them. This time was different.
“The process started to come together,” Schneider said. “This time, we all worked together to pass a funding package. It worked like it’s supposed to work with a bipartisan effort.”
Schneider said each member of the House can propose up to 15 projects — all 15 of his were approved. He works with county — the 10th District includes much of Lake, as well as parts of Cook and McHenry counties — and municipal officials to gather suggestions. He said he seeks projects with breadth.
“When something helps a lot of people, it goes to the top of the list,” Schneider said. “We’re looking for the biggest impact.”
Of Schneider’s 15 projects, 11 are located in Lake County, totaling nearly $9 million. U.S. Rep. Mike Quiigley, D-Chicago, secured just over $1 million to upgrade the Barrington water treatment plant.
U.S. Rep. Jan. Schakowsky, D-Evanston, helped Buffalo Grove obtain nearly $1.1 million for the Mill Creek Subdivision Utility Resiliency project, and the same amount for Lake County Public Works water system improvements.
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, was able to secure more than $1 million for lead pipe replacement in Wauconda, and a similar amount for the North Moraine Wastewater Reclamation District.
When it came to Lakeside Tower, a 14-story, 150-unit apartment project, Schneider said restoring the building across the street from a longtime church and the main post office helped an entire neighborhood.
“It was Lake County’s top priority,” Schneider said. “The problems there were spilling into the neighborhood. This was all about the community.”
Ernst Valery, the head of Lakeside Tower’s ownership entity, said in a text that the $1 million will be a big help in the massive renovations underway, where approximately $200,000 will be used to renovate each of the apartments.
“The high-rise tower had come under disrepair, but is currently undergoing a massive restoration encompassing completely new systems, facade, windows and energy improvements to enhance the lives of all the families who we serve,” Valery said.
North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr. said he is thrilled with the $1.1 million the city will receive for lead pipe replacements, and another $447,000 to upgrade police radio communications.
“Most of the (lead pipe replacement) will be around Broadway,” Rockingham said. “A lot of the buildings are apartments with four to eight units. We’re able to touch a lot of families.”
Other Lake County projects Schneider was able to arrange include $240,000 to modernize Round Lake Beach’s police communications system, nearly $1.1 million for sanitary sewer improvements in Antioch Township and $580,694 for downtown redevelopment in Antioch.
Other Schneider-sponsored projects include just under $1.1 million for the Northwest Regional Water Reclamation facility in Fox Lake, and a similar amount to improve the water intake system at the George B. Prindle Water Treatment Plant in Highland Park.
Meeting Schneider’s goal of reaching as many people as possible, the Highland Park facility provides water not only to the city, but also to Deerfield, Lincolnshire, Bannockburn, the Glenbrook Sanitary District and the military housing at the former Fort Sheridan.
A $1 million grant is going to the Gander Mountain Forest Preserve in Lake County, and a $250,000 grant will help the Waukegan Park District build an adaptive recreation area at Roosevelt Park for people with special needs.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/lake-county-federal-funding/
Naperville Police Arrests for Jan. 31 to Feb. 3
The following items were taken from Naperville police reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:
A 47-year-old man from North Aurora was arrested on charges of improper stop or turn signal, improper lane usage and driving under the influence of alcohol at 11:05 p.m. Jan. 31 at Ferry Road and North Route 59.
A 39-year-old man from Cicero was arrested on a charge of driving on a suspended license at 10:27 p.m. Feb. 1 at Water and South Main streets.
A 72-year-old man from Naperville was arrested on a charge of attempted possession of a controlled substance at 2:43 a.m. Feb. 2 at the police station, 1350 Aurora Ave.
A 19-year-old man from Naperville was arrested on charges of aggravated battery to a police officer, receiving possession or selling a motor vehicle or essential part, possession of methamphetamine/less than 5 grams, resisting or obstructing a police officer and possession of a controlled substance at 2:52 p.m. Feb. 2 at Naperville Wheaton Road and North Naper Boulevard.
A 32-year-old woman from Aurora was arrested on a warrant at 8:39 p.m. Feb. 2 at West Diehl Road and North Route 59.
A 44-year-old man from Joliet was arrested on charges of no registration plate on vehicle front or rear, driving on a suspended license and improper window tinting at 11:17 a.m. Feb. 3 at West 87th Street and Route 59.
A 22-year-old woman from Naperville was arrested on a charge of retail theft not exceeding $300 at 4:17 p.m. Feb. 3 in the 2500 block of West 75th Street.
A 40-year-old man from Downers Grove was arrested on two warrants and on charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, resisting or obstructing a peace officer, endangering the health or life of a child and possession of cannabis by a passenger at 10:54 p.m. Feb. 3 at West Ogden and West 5th avenues.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/naperville-police-arrests-blotter-31/
Rusia y Estados Unidos acuerdan iniciar conversaciones sobre control de armas nucleares
Por VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV y JAMEY KEATEN
MOSCÚ (AP) — Negociadores de Rusia y Estados Unidos analizaron la expiración del último pacto nuclear que mantenían ambos países y acordaron la necesidad de iniciar rápidamente nuevas conversaciones sobre control de armas, dijo el Kremlin el viernes.
El tratado Nuevo START expiró el jueves, dejando sin límites a los dos mayores arsenales atómicos por primera vez en más de medio siglo y alimentando temores de una carrera armamentista nuclear sin restricciones.
Un diplomático estadounidense de alto rango dijo el viernes, en una conferencia sobre armas en Ginebra, que en un futuro pacto nuclear también debería participar China y nuevamente acusó a Beijing de realizar pruebas nucleares de manera encubierta.
El presidente ruso Vladimir Putin ha declarado su disposición a adherirse a los límites del tratado por un año más si Washington hace lo mismo. El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha ignorado la oferta y argumenta que quiere que China sea parte de un nuevo tratado, lo cual ha sido rechazado por Beijing.
“En lugar de extender el ‘Nuevo START’ (un acuerdo mal negociado por Estados Unidos que, además de todo, está siendo violado gravemente), deberíamos hacer que nuestros Expertos Nucleares trabajen en un nuevo Tratado, mejorado y modernizado que pueda durar mucho en el futuro”, publicó Trump el jueves en su red Truth Social.
Negociadores rusos y estadounidenses hablaron del tema en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, donde las delegaciones rusa, ucraniana y estadounidense mantuvieron dos días de conversaciones sobre un acuerdo de paz en Ucrania, declaró el viernes a los periodistas el portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov.
“Hay un entendimiento, y hablaron de ello en Abu Dabi, de que ambas partes asumirían posturas responsables, y ambas partes se dan cuenta de la necesidad de iniciar conversaciones sobre el tema lo antes posible”, dijo Peskov.
Cuando se le preguntó sobre un informe de Axios donde se afirma que negociadores rusos y estadounidenses analizaron un posible acuerdo informal para observar los límites del pacto durante al menos seis meses, Peskov respondió que cualquier extensión de este tipo solo podría ser formal.
“Obviamente, sus disposiciones solo pueden extenderse de manera formal”, señaló el portavoz. “Es difícil imaginar cualquier extensión informal en este ámbito”.
Moscú considera que la expiración del tratado es “negativa” y lo lamenta, dijo Peskov el jueves. Al mismo tiempo, enfatizó que “si recibimos respuestas constructivas, ciertamente llevaremos a cabo un diálogo”.
Aun cuando el Nuevo START expiró, Estados Unidos y Rusia acordaron el jueves restablecer el diálogo militar de alto nivel tras una reunión entre altos funcionarios de ambos países en Abu Dabi, informó el comando militar de Estados Unidos en Europa.
El enlace fue suspendido en 2021 mientras las relaciones entre Moscú y Washington se volvían cada vez más tensas y antes de que Rusia enviara tropas a Ucrania en febrero de 2022.
Disposiciones del Nuevo START
El Nuevo START, firmado en 2010 por el entonces presidente Barack Obama y su homólogo ruso, Dmitry Medvedev, era el último pacto restante de una larga serie de acuerdos entre Moscú y Washington para limitar sus arsenales nucleares, que comenzó con el acuerdo SALT I en 1972.
El Nuevo START restringía a cada país a poseer no más de 1.550 ojivas nucleares en no más de 700 misiles y bombarderos desplegados y listos para su uso. Originalmente, estaba programado para expirar en 2021, pero fue extendido por cinco años.
El pacto preveía amplias inspecciones in situ para verificar su cumplimiento, aunque se detuvieron en 2020 debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 y nunca se reanudaron.
En febrero de 2023, Putin suspendió la participación de Moscú, diciendo que Rusia no podía permitir inspecciones estadounidenses de sus sitios nucleares en un momento en que Washington y sus aliados de la OTAN declararon abiertamente que uno de sus objetivos era la derrota de Moscú en Ucrania. Al mismo tiempo, el Kremlin enfatizó que no se retiraba del pacto por completo, comprometiéndose a respetar sus límites sobre armas nucleares.
En septiembre, al ofrecer adherirse a los límites del Nuevo START por un año, lo que daría tiempo a ambas partes para negociar un acuerdo sucesor, Putin dijo que la expiración del tratado sería desestabilizadora y podría alimentar la proliferación nuclear.
Estados Unidos quiere un nuevo acuerdo en el que China participe
Trump ha indicado que le gustaría mantener límites en las armas nucleares, pero quiere que China participe en un posible nuevo tratado.
En su primer mandato, Trump intentó sin éxito impulsar un pacto nuclear tripartito que contara con la participación de China. Beijing se ha resistido a cualquier restricción sobre su arsenal nuclear, más pequeño pero en crecimiento, mientras insta a Estados Unidos a reanudar las conversaciones nucleares con Rusia.
Thomas DiNanno, un alto diplomático estadounidense a cargo del control de armas, dijo el viernes que la expiración del último pacto de armas nucleares entre Rusia y Estados Unidos marca el “fin de una era” de lo que describió como “restricción unilateral de Estados Unidos” e insistió en que Trump quiere un “mejor acuerdo” del que Beijing también forme parte.
“Hoy, mientras estamos aquí, el arsenal nuclear completo de China no tiene límites, no tiene transparencia, no tiene declaraciones y no tiene controles”, dijo DiNanno en Ginebra, en la Conferencia de Desarme, una organización respaldada por la ONU. Agregó que “la próxima era de control de armas puede y debe continuar con un enfoque claro, pero requerirá la participación de más que solo Rusia en la mesa de negociaciones”.
DiNanno, subsecretario de Estado para el Control de Armas y Seguridad Internacional, también acusó a Beijing de realizar pruebas nucleares de manera encubierta. “Hoy, puedo revelar que el gobierno de Estados Unidos está al tanto de que China ha realizado pruebas explosivas nucleares que incluyen la preparación para pruebas con rendimientos designados en cientos de toneladas”, afirmó.
DiNanno señaló que el ejército de China “buscó ocultar las pruebas al oscurecer las explosiones nucleares porque reconoce que estas pruebas violan los compromisos de prohibición de pruebas”.
El comentario se produce tras declaraciones anteriores de Estados Unidos en las que acusa a Beijing de realizar pruebas nucleares de manera encubierta.
El embajador de China, Shen Jian, acusó a Estados Unidos de “echar la culpa a otros”.
A principios de esta semana, Beijing instó a Washington a reanudar las conversaciones nucleares con Rusia y aceptar su oferta de adherirse a los límites del Nuevo START, mientras rechazaba la presión estadounidense para incluir a China en cualquier extensión del tratado.
“Las fuerzas nucleares de China no están en absoluto en la misma escala que las de Estados Unidos y Rusia, y, por lo tanto, China no participará en negociaciones de desarme nuclear en la etapa actual”, dijo el jueves en Beijing el portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Lin Jian.
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Keaten informó desde Ginebra. Ken Moritsugu contribuyó a este informe desde Beijing.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
